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Helper II

1 year ago

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this table cannot be shown because it is not in import mode.

I did a "get data from powerbi semantic models"and after that ,if i click it in table view,it says: this table cannot be shown because it is not in import mode. after success add,when i ope...

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SamWiseOwl
1 year ago
Hi yanzhao_LBS
The datasource will dicatate wether you can connect to the data model as a direct query or load.
If direct query you cannot look inside the tables.
There is a way of jerry rigging it by using Create Table and then setting the new table equal to the old table. This will force the table to load and is known as a calculated table. You MUST remove calculated tables before pubishing as models connected to Semantic Direct Queries DO NOT support calculated tables.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/service-datasets-understand
Here is an article explaining import modes:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/service-dataset-modes-understand

Anonymous

Not applicable

1 year ago

Hi yanzhao_LBS ,

There are three connection modes in Power BI, Import/Direct Query and Live connection.

Import: Power BI loads all data into the data model.

Direct Query: Power BI will only load metadata such as column headings into the data model.

Live Connection: Power BI will connect to the Data Source via a live connection and will not load anything into the data model. You need to create the data model in the Data Source.

When the data source is a power bi semantic model, the default connection is live connection which can be seen in the bottom right corner. So you can't see the data in the table view.

You can click Make changes to this model to convert it to DirectQuery mode. You can also take a page from the method provided by shafiz_p to put the data in import mode.